$27,535 — that’s the starting price, including an $810 destination charge, of Chevy’s all-new flagship sedan — the 2014 Impala.
As we already knew, the 2014 ‘Pala will be offered with three engines (2.5L I4, 3.6L V6, 2.4L I4 mild hybrid) and three trim levels (LS, LT, LTZ). This means that $27,535 will get you a base 2.5 liter Impala LS. Stepping up to the 2.5L LT will cost $29,785, while the range-topping LTZ — still with the 2.5 liter four-banger — is $34,555.
But it will be the 305-horsepower 3.6 liter V6 (LFX) that will be available first to consumers. Equipped with the six-banger, the Impala LT has a starting price of $30,760 and $36,580 for the LTZ. The third engine choice is GM’s mild-hybrid unit (aka eAssist) that’s estimated to deliver 35 MPG. However, The General didn’t announce pricing for the Impala with the mild hybrid mill just yet. All three engines are mated to a six-speed automatic transmission, though unfortunately, all wheel-drive is not an option on the vehicle.
The new Impala will also debut the latest MyLink infotainment unit featuring a customizable eight-inch color display. The system features natural voice recognition — a first for Chevrolet — along with new safety features, including Adaptive Cruise Control, and crash-avoidance technologies like Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Side Blind Zone Alert. In addition, the Chevy range-topping Chevy sedan will have ten standard airbags — which is the most in the segment.
The last-generation Impala was admittedly a fleet queen, but those fleet sales also made it America’s best-selling full-size sedan in 2011 — resulting in more than 171,000 units sold. The sales success has made the ninth-gen Impala one of the ten best-selling cars in the U.S.
The new Impala will be built in assembly plants in Oshawa, Ontario, and Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan.
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This is hands down a much better vehicle than its predesesor but talk about sticker shock… for a 4 banger… I dont know, cars are getting really expensive… At the end of the day many of us just need 4 wheels and an engine…
I hope all future Chevrolets have this styling design theme, because this car is beautiful!
(Not including Camaro, Corvette, and Silverado, of course.)
The more I look at this car, the more I like the styling. It’s sporty, aggressive, but reserved, and still classy. And those LEDs at the bottom are showy, but not overly ostentatious.
Now only of it had a TT V-6…..
This car is a beat! I love my buick lacrosse but this impala might be even nicer! The gm epsilon platform based vehicles are really great cars….now if they could only shed about 400 to 500 pounds we are in business! Take some lessons learned from the newly developed alpha and apply them to all corporate platforms moving forward
There goes the rental market. Just too expensive for volume rentals.
The Malibu will quickly take over that market.
SAY GOODBY TO NON USA HIGH END AND PRICE CARS, THANK YOU GM.
Anybody know what Paul meant?
Average rice of vehicles sold today is over 30k. The Avalon, the closest competitor to the impala starts at 31k. The Taurus starts at 27k and does not have the content of the new impala.
I was expecting the impala to start at 29k but did not expect the base 4 cylinder.
They did use to give away the old impala. It was marketed and contented as basic transportation and was out if date. New impala is at the top of the segment.
Waiting for comparison testing.
I totally agree with 62vette. I think this car is competitively priced with the rest of the class. I also think this car may steal sales from the malibu cause its so much better than the malibu and unfortunately the malibu is a bit disappointing
I have a 2007 LTZ with the 3.9 V6, with a K&N air filter, Bosch 4 plugs, ACCEL wires, a mild GF chip…. I run 93 octane and everyone thinks I have a V8….runs very strong up to redline of 6000, but will go to 7000…….I have 92000 miles, been to the dealer one time, for transmission cooling lines fittings. I am 61 and have had lots of Chevys and Fords, this hands down the best car…..I have out run several BMWs
GF Chip is a placebo. Also higher octane doesn’t mean more power unless the engine is meant to run 93. The engine is a low compression engine, so it uses a lower compression gas, ie regular 87. You’re wasting your money on premo gas.
“A common misconception is that power output or fuel efficiency can be improved by burning fuel of higher octane than that specified by the engine manufacturer. The power output of an engine depends in part on the energy density of the fuel being burnt. Fuels of different octane ratings may have similar densities, but because switching to a higher octane fuel does not add more hydrocarbon content or oxygen, the engine cannot develop more power.”
I don’t want to shit on your day, but trust me, your engine is developing 235-240hp max. You’ll know when you’re in a V8 car. Hell, with naturally aspirated V6 engines putting out 340hp+ these days it makes that 3.9L seem like an anchor.
I do understand what you mean though, unknowledgeable people think my CTS has a V8 in it, but those people all drive 4-bangers, or small, sub-250hp, V6’s.
When you think about it, a new V6 Camry would dust you and the guy who thinks he’s top-dog in his 328i.
If you run premium fuel in a modern vehicle with computer controlled timing it will not help. The GF chip revises the PCM mapping to utilize the extra power in the high octane.
I can do the same thing in my old vette by advancing the timing by turning the distributor. However I run only today’s “premium” so I had to retard my timing from recommended specs. Unless of course I get a tank of racing fuel. Which I no longer do due to cost.
I’m going to take back some of my comments above. I am not sure the chip would actually change the mapping for high octane.
You can improve performance via PCM mapping but the OEM’s reach a compromise between MPG, power and emissions AND fuel. But I have no idea if this chip actually does it. However it does look like it turns off the redline RPM limiter.
Try bumping up the timing and add in 30%( no more) e85 to your premium the engine will make more power better throttle response and run cooler on top of that…Drastic difference ive tried it and wont go back…Race gas for $3 a gallon who would have thought lol!!!!
Yabadabadoo this car is a luxury item. Don’t want to pay $30k for a full size V6 sedan? Then get a Malibu.
Great looking ‘Pala, but a Dodge Charger with a kick-ass 3.6 V-6 starts at $26K. Plus the Charger looks way bigger and handles better for sure since it’s RWD. A four-banger for this size car? I’ll have to drive this rental to see how slow it is. The 4-banger in the ’12 Ford Fusion does pretty well, but it’s a lot smaller than this car.
True. I don’t think the four-banger is a problem here though, since the new 2.5 is an excellent mill. However, the Impala may indeed be ahead of the curve in offering fours in full-size sedans — and I expect others (Ford) to follow suit. But the Charger definitely offers more cylinders than the Impala for less…
Andrew go to hell, bring your rat ass over and I will kick it
I dust Totoyas amd BMWs everyday and my GF chip is not a placebo, it is a progam chip that greatly increase fuel mixture and performance, but you are not an engineer.
And yes increasing octane does increase horsepower as stated in handbook by Chevrolet. The compression ratio on my 3.9L is 9.9:1
I also have a ’96 Impala SS, ’95 Impala SS and a ’70 Z/28. I think I know a little about Chevy V8s
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“a progam chip that greatly increase fuel mixture and performance”
All for a gain of what… 1 HP on a cool spring day? Face it, the new engines like the 3.6 LFX put your 3.9 to shame.